Shelby County Family Court Judge John David Myles came out on top in Shelby County in the race for family court judge in the 53rd judicial district, second division, against challengers Susan Meschler and Marie Hellard.

Hellard, however, come out on top overall, with 45 percent of the vote, 7,250, to Myles’ 30 percent, 4,929.

District wide – the district encompasses three counties, Shelby, Anderson and Spencer – Meschler came in with 23 percent of the vote.

With Tuesday just around the corner, election officials say they are ready for the 2014 Primary Election, mostly, that is.

Shelby County Clerk Sue Carol Perry said that her office is ready to roll with new precincts in place, voting machines primed and every detail in place except for one thing – there still are not enough precinct officers.

James “Bud” Tingle has served as constable for District 1 for 16 years, but this year will face fellow incumbent Bobby Ivers in the Democratic Primary for District 1 after redistricting put both in the same district.

Tingle may be a familiar face to many county residents, given his role in providing security in many local activities and the courtroom and he wants to continue serving his community.

Bobby Ivers has spent almost 30 years serving as a constable and bus driver and doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

But he will have to run in a new district. Ivers, the longtime District 3 constable, will run as a candidate for District 1 now because of redistricting, and his opponent is fellow incumbent constable James “Bud” Tingle.

Ivers started as a constable to serve his neighbors and still enjoys doing it today.